This temple is a BIG deal. It is the second biggest temple the church has built. The first temple to plan for a parking lot! A Moroni that is totally unique to this temple!
And you gotta check out these oxen. (you know how I love the oxen)
Church members in California fundraised over 1.6 million dollars to help with the cost of the temple.
"Head Architect Edward O. Anderson next explained that the temple was seven years in the making—three and a half to design and three and a half to build. “Never have I enjoyed anything so much,” he affirmed."
Check out the ebook I used for research: Beacon on a Hill, the Los Angeles Temple
https://rsc.byu.edu/book/beacon-hill
Announcement: 6 March 1937
Public Open House: 19 December 1955–18 February 1956
Dedication: 11–14 March 1956 by David O. McKay
Architectural Features: Single attached end spire with a unique angel Moroni statue
Ordinance Rooms: Four instruction rooms (four-stage progressive), ten sealing rooms, and one baptistry
Total Floor Area: 190,614 square feet | 17,709 square meters
Height: 257 feet | 78.3 meters
